02/23/2012

February 23, 2012
I started writing yesterday and never finished… but I’m kind of glad that I didn’t. I started off very negative and that’s not the way that I want to start or end my days while I am on my journey.
I thought because of my back pain, I wasn’t going to be able to make it to the gym but I made the attempt. Even though I asked one of the personal trainers at the gym what I should do to strengthen my back because of my back pain (they suggested that I go home! LOL!) but they said that I can do some cardio but not to push myself. So I jumped (not literally, LOL!) on the treadmill for 40 minutes. It was a little painful but I got through it… so today, my back doesn’t bother me as much as it did the last three days so going to the pool… I might swim, I might not – depending if there is a spot to swim – but I will go to the hot tub and soak for a little while. That should help my muscles a bunch.
Last night, after getting home from picking up the monkey at my mother-in-law’s house, I had dinner at my parents’ house and then it was downstairs I went to tackle all the laundry that hadn’t been put away and boy was there a lot to do! But I am glad that I finally got that done… just doing things little by little.
I am so looking forward to the weekend. I am going to find myself a nice outfit to wear on Saturday night for dinner out with some friends and the hubby and dancing afterwards. So excited about it! I guess this whole weight loss journey has taken my attitude to a whole other level and I’m okay with that.
I might even make an appointment to have my make-up done for that night too! YIPPEE!! I am getting excited by the moment! Thank goodness tomorrow is already Friday because I can’t keep still! LOL! I just called to make the appointment but the guy that I got the card for a make-up consultation isn’t in until 1:00pm so left a message for him to call me back. Hopefully he can get me in on Saturday.
But on another note, the weather here is supposed to get really bad… there is supposed to be a bad snow storm hitting our area around 6:00pm, so I can’t stay at the gym too long. I don’t want to be caught in that mixture of rain and snow that we are supposed to be getting. The last time I was in a bad snow storm, it took me 3 ½ hours to get home! I was so upset and tired at the same time while in the car the whole ride home… thank goodness for phone calls in the car while driving!
And hopefully tomorrow – if the weather doesn’t screw up my plans – I will use up one of my gift certificates for a manicure. My nails (and cuticles) are in desperate need of a good manicure. My nails are WAY too short for my liking and it’s making typing a struggle – I’m used to having longer nails while typing and this feeling not having long nails while typing is just creeping me out. LOL! It’s been so long since my nails have been this short, so I need to get them to grow long again and starting them off on the same length should be just the ticket for that.
Well, it’s still early in the day and I don’t have much to write – if you consider what I just wrote a little. LOL!
Maybe I’ll write again today or just wait until tomorrow.
What are your plans for the upcoming weekend?